Tag Archives: worship

5 Minutes in Heaven

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Pete

I don’t know what it takes to legitimately define a new literary genre, but there’s a type of book that has recently been gaining quite the following. “Heaven tourism” is being used to describe those books that deal with a … Continue reading →

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The Touch of His Hand

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Pete

On the road early this morning. Taking advantage of the U.S. holiday to head up to the homeland and hang out for a couple of days with our granddaughter (and her parents). Able to find a window for a quiet … Continue reading →

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Glory Present, Assume Face Position

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Pete

There’s a certain protocol around heads of state. If the President of the United States, or the Prime Minister of Canada walks in a room it’s expected people will stand. If you’re military, it’s expected you’ll salute. If you’re a … Continue reading →

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Amazed

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Pete

This morning I started into three new books as part of my reading plan, Job, Ezekiel, and 2Peter. Amazed at Peter’s opening comments and the power that has been granted to us to partake of the divine nature. And I’m … Continue reading →

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Radiant!

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Pete

Jeremiah declared there would be a day of dancing in Israel. Mourning would be turned into joy. Sorrow would be exchanged for gladness. They would feast in abundance and the people would be satisfied with God’s goodness. For the God … Continue reading →

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If Only On the Inside

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Pete

This morning I’m re-working some thoughts from 2012 after reading Psalm 149 . . . I was saved into a pretty conservative, pretty low key, church system. While the praise was very heartfelt, it was also very bodily still. Voices were … Continue reading →

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A King on His Face

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Pete

There’s no substitute for leadership. And I’m not talking about the “do as I say” type of leadership but the “do as I do” type. You can teach . . . you can preach . . . you can provide … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Worship

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Pete

Juxtaposition. I am no English major, but that’s what I think the literary device being used in Luke 7 is . . . juxtaposition. One person is placed up against another for the purpose of comparison and contrast. One set … Continue reading →

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Like Father, Like Daughter

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Pete

She couldn’t have imagined anything more distasteful. It disgusted her to see such behavior. She regarded her husband’s actions with contempt. The disdain for what he had done was evident on her face and dripped from her lips. And, as … Continue reading →

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A Labor of Gladness

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Pete

Over the decades I have probably read the 100th almost a hundred times. Certainly, in the day, I must have sung the 100th at least a hundred times. Probably the first psalm I memorized because it was one of the … Continue reading →

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